Origin of GLIRIDAE. New Latin, from Glir-, Glis, type genus + -idae. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis.Note that some information is displayed differently in the Unabridged.rigin of GLIRIDAE. New Latin, from Glir-, Glis, type genus + -idae. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis.
knockout mouse(Noun) Any of several forms of mice that have been genetically engineered by inactivating specific genes. Knockout mouse. A knockout mouse is a genetically engineered mouse in which researchers have inactivated, or knocked out, an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA.
Transgenic mice = genetically modified mice which express special character of that that gene which has been incorporated in that mice with the help of genetic engineering....... good luck.. ... A lot of people use the terms improperly even in scientific articles. There is a lot of definitions of a knock-out animals. As of now a lot of people define such an animal as a one with eliminated gene by its deletion or a deletion of its fragment. However, at the start it was properly defined as a loss of the gene function.